T56 turboprop engine(click to view larger) The Allison (now Rolls Royce) T56 turboprop engine serves on a number of American aircraft, and must be kept flying via maintenance and spares contracts. Otherwise, the USA's C-130E/H Hercules tactical transports, P-3 Orion...
Small business qualifier OASYS Technology, LLC, an electro-optical specialty firm in Manchester, NH, received a $10.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop an "unmanned airborne multispectral sensor suite for more advanced imaging technology in unmanned...
Hermes 450 -note civil reg. #(click to view full) Joint EDA/ESA contracts for research into UAV/satellite combinations. (Feb 8/10) 'Swarming' algorithms currently under development are trying to address the critical issue of 'deconfliction'. Meanwhile, flying...
SSI launch facilities(click to view full) Spaceport Systems International (SSI), a Lompoc, CA-based partnership between ITT Corp. and California Commercial Spaceport, received a $48 million contract to provide launch services for the Launch Test Squadron within the...
Chemical weapons disposal(click to view full) To destroy chemical weapons, the US Army can't just throw them in an incinerator. They have to be destroyed carefully so that no harmful chemicals are released into the air or water supplies. In 2009, the US Army, working...
* Russia's revised official military doctrine to include preemptive nuclear strikes. * France expects to decide in the coming weeks whether to sell 3 additional Mistral class amphibious assault ships to Russia. * Russia's PAK-FA stealth fighter: more than 1...
* NATO Ministerial: Gates pledges greater sharing of classified technology with allies; NATO chief calls for more resources to train Afghan army and police, while France agrees to send 80 more trainers. * European defense ministers call for speedy conclusion to talks...
Styker APC inMosul traffic jam(click to view full) GM General Dynamics Land Systems Defense Group LLC Joint Venture in Sterling Heights, MI received a $253.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for follow-on contractor logistics support for Stryker family of vehicles...
Latest updates: Major update to the article, which now offers a complete timeline and new materials. DSP Satellite(click to view full) The USA's "SBIRS High" missile launch early-warning satellites, which aim to replace the existing DSP fleet, have been facing ongoing...